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Item Type Swap for Text Nodes

MsDot has been using item types as a replacement for tag data for title block attribute exchange for almost 8 years now. We have many sheet borders using this item type expression. However, in order for us to upgrade our ProjectWise integration se...
about 6 hours ago in Programming 0 Needs review

Clash Detection Tool - Vertical Distance

Currently the clash detection tool is a true min distance between (radial distance). It would be very useful to have an additional column that shows the true vertical distance at that same point. We need this for all our vertical clearance checks
1 day ago in General 0 Needs review

Attach vertical GCS by key-in

Key-in to attach vertical coordinate is missing. There is geocoordinate attach but it doesn't take VCS as input. Same issue with programming no option in VBA/Python to add VCS.
8 minutes ago in General 0 Needs review

Display Set - add extra functions

I think a lot of basic but very useful additions to the Display set could improve work drastically: allow levels of DS, for example you isolate items using DS, and then again, you could go back to the previous DS instead of resetting it all toge...
about 13 hours ago in General 0 Needs review

Clash Detection Tool - Northing & Easting Location

Currently, the location is Lat & Long which we never use. It would be great to have an option to choose Northing & Easting, and even default to that.
1 day ago in General 0 Needs review

Control material with display rule

It would be really useful if we could control the Material property with a display rule, similar to how we can control symbology, etc.
2 days ago in General 0 Needs review

PDF Import modes

In the current technology preview (MicroStation 2026) for importing PDF files, there is a configuration variable that sets whether the PDF file is imported as an image or as elements. Making that decision in a configuration variable locks most use...
7 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Add support of DVR90 (2023 release of Danish Vertical coordinate system), EPSG:10485

It would be perfect if we also in Denmark could have our national height coordinate system added into MicroStation. It's called DVR90 and the EPSG is 10485. Thanks in advance.
24 days ago in General 0 Future consideration

Modify Color 0 to Increase Contrast with Background

Color 0 and 255 (background color) identify as "white" and "black" by default. However, they swap on sheet models where color 255 becomes white and color 0 becomes black to mimic a piece of paper. When the background changes to grey for Drawing mo...
7 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Feature Service - Element Template - Honor Annotation Cells

when a cell if set in the element template that is used during a Feature Service query, and the cell is an annotation cell, I want the placed cell to honor that setting. When you connect to a feature service, it generates an item type for the feat...
about 2 months ago in General 1 Future consideration